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2. Arranged on opposite sides, e.g. leaves on a stem; Compare distichous and opposite. 3. Bilaterally symmetrical, as in a leaf with a symmetrical outline. biloculate Having two loculi, e.g. in anther s or ovaries. binomial Making use of names consisting of two words to form the scientific name (or combination) in a Latin form.
(Scotland and Northern England) narrow river, stream – more s.v. creek: wound caused by heat, or chemical agents, etc. (n.) clearing (as in a forest) made by burning vegetation bus (v.) to travel by bus to clear (as tables) in a restaurant; to work as a busboy: butcher (have a butcher's) to have a look (rhyming slang: butcher's hook=look)
Having leaf tissue taper down the petiole to a narrow base and always having some leaf material on each side of the petiole auriculate: auriculatus: leaf base: Having ear-shaped appendages reaching beyond the attachment to the petiole or stem (in case of a seated leaf) caudate: caudatus: leaf tip: Tailed at the apex cirrus, cirrate: leaf tip
Firth – Scottish word used for various coastal inlets and straits; Fjard – Glacially formed, broad, shallow inlet; Fjord – Long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial activity; Geo – Inlet, a gully or a narrow and deep cleft in the face of a cliff; Gulf – Large inlet from the ocean into the landmass List of gulfs
Cut banks generally form on the outside bend of a deep meander, opposite the depositional point bar that forms on the inside bend. cutoff The new channel formed when a meandering stream erodes through a narrow strip of land and thereby shortens the length of the main channel. [5] cwm See cirque. Cyclopean stairs
Opposite [12] Over-watch Baby-sit Owl, owling To owl about, to ramble by night P Pank To pant Parlour-sky Attic, loft Parrick: A piece of fenced off land, a paddock [12] Peart: Healthy, vibrant, full of life [13] Pecker Green woodpecker Peck upon: Dominate [13] Pelt: A rage, to feel angry [13] Peze, peaze To ooze out Piaviours: Flagstones [13]
Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g., pants, crib) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in British and American English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different ...
Biconic shape, a shape in a way opposite to the hourglass: it is based on two oppositely oriented cones or truncated cones with their bases joined; the cones are not necessarily the same Bowtie shape, in two dimensions; Atmospheric reentry apparatus; Centerbody of an inlet cone in ramjets; Bow shape. Bow curve; Bullet Nose [1] an open-ended ...